Paola Quintavalle

A delightful and inspiring picture book about making time for the little things that make life rich and beautiful, from author Paola Quintavalle and award-winning illustrator Miguel Tanco. Watching a flower grow. Taking time to say goodbye. Giving yourself the chance for another try. Holding hands and letting go. And welcoming the night when the moon is up. These are...

Crescendo is a visual and poetic celebration of the transition to motherhood, featuring gorgeous watercolour illustrations from Alessandro Sanna that follow the transformation of a mother’s shape throughout her pregnancy. These are artfully and gracefully delineated not only by images of a mother’s profile, but by rich, sweeping scenes from nature. The curved wingspan of a seagull in flight, the...